Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-07-07

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The Manitoba track ID oser fifty miles
west Of BuiOrd, and is averaging four miles
per day.
The graders are now near Fort Assina-
boine, preparing the Manitoba road for
traeklsyers.
Mosquitoes must he thick down on the
Yellowstone. Every Traveller from that re-
gion complains Of being attacked and badly
bitten by mosquitoes a. large ~ curlsw.
Chronicle.
The lumber yards, warehouses and Office
buildings Of T. J. Bryan, of Miles City.
were destroyed by fire recently. Loss eiO,-
600. about two-thirds 0f which 10 covered
by insurance.
At the commencement . xercises y I Georxe.
town College. c. h. Power. a son of T. C.
Power, Of Helena. was awarded . spscial
prize for proficiency displayed in an exami-
nation on the osles, cpics, ep;stlcs and sa-
tires Of Horace.
Castle is the coming camp OF Montana
without doubt. Every foot that 10 sunk
develops greater depOsit Of ore and every
new lead discovered 10 oi the same chsrac-
ter oi ore as the parent mine. and 10 sufic-
iently rich to pay.
Captain Jas. II. Mills. the veteran and
deserveslly popular editor and proprietor
of the New Northwest, has kindly con-
sentcd to deliver the annual address before
the Montana Press Association. which
convenes at Helena on the second day Of
the Territorial Fair. August next.
Hugh McQusds. formerly Of the Helena
Independent. will read paper before the
approaching Press Association relating to
the sarly history Of Montana newspaper
men. Mr.. McQuade has vast fund cf ex.
per:snce and "reminiscences upon which to
draw, and will doubtless produce . sur.
passingly interesting paper.
Hon. James Shiclds. Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue, left last evening for Salt Lake
City to take charge Of the internal revenue
office for the Territory Of Utah, which hes
just becn added to his district. He will
place competent deputy in chares and
continue to make his head Office ut Helena.
This revenue district now includes Idaho
and Utah besides Montana and In undoubt-
ed!y the largest district In the Union. II IL
larger than the whole Of the original thir-
teen states Oi the Union.
The Rising Sun gives an account Of very
successful run made by the Sun River
Hound Club, during which fifteen grey
wolves were raised and twelve of the num-
her slain by the dogs after u hard fight.
Only six Of the hounds were used on that
day, 80 that each Of the doss had two
wolves to run down and kill. The wolves
fought desperately when caught. The Sun
declares the scheme grand success, which
ought to encourage stockmen on all ranges
to secure dogs and engage in this sport and
rid the country entirely Of wolves.
The Edna Placer Mining Company are
prepa ring to commence active operations
on their Trout creek claim. The company
have 100 acres Of ground believed to bs
very rich, and those who ARE familiar with
the LAY Of the land" predict handsome re-
turns tn the stockholders. The capital
stock OF the concern II $1,000 divided
into 10000 shares, the par value Of which
il $5 each. The directorr are T. j. Demers,
G. A. Wolf J. II. r. Ryman. W. G. Murphy
and J. A. Goodhus, and the place Of bus.
ness IL Missoula. as boon as a saw mill il
placed On the ground and lumber obtained
development will commence.
ssAl.l 1l;Il M,.-&;,, , h.. H., l.,H.
ly got drowned out of his cabin ON Arrow
creek, aud had to climb out through the
chimney to save his life. was sobcrly dis.
cussing the disaster and its effects on his
moral nature with some ii his synpathix-
ing friends. lie said that up to that time
he had been badly mixed in his theological
ideas and beliefs; he hsd ;.sten been told
that there WIS u world above, but had al
ways doubted il; now he il firmly con-
vinced that il is so; that he believes it il "a
great lake country, and that the bottom
dropped clean ont of one Of the lakes just
over his cabin.-Itivcr Press.
The brothers William and Hank Hagan
arrived last night from the Sweet Grass
mines after load OF provisions for them
selves and other miners. They report an
excellent supply Of water for mining pur-
poses. There are between fifteen and TWEEN
ty different companies of men ut work, all
Of whom are taking out from 81 to $40 a
day To the hand. All the valuable mining
ground in claimed and worked by owners.
Fred Barnes and Geors" Walker have run
a ditch in on their ground, "a distance oi a
mile and half from another creek, con-
strncted a reservoir. and for part Of the
time have been working their claims night
and day By the hydraulic process. Good
quarts has been found, but no effort has
been made to develop the quartz leads yet,
owing to the Tact that titles cannot be pro.
cured until the reservation 10 thrown open.
The Sweet Grass miners draw all their sup
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